Gathering Report

Gathering Report 1: June 15th, 2013

Six of us including two new
members got together at Unity567 in Roppongi.

English Gatherings on weekend have just started from
June! Starting with self introduction in a homelike atmosphere, we spoke on a discussion
topic “What is your obsession?” for 5-10 minutes.

First of all, an addiction is spending too much time on something
(you like). Smartphone addiction is a real issue in modern society. Without smartphone,
do you feel unnatural? According to a “Tech Report”, which was a short video we
watched, the average smartphone users checked their phones at least 30 times a
day.

Some of our members also checked
their mail, Facebook and Twitter right before go to bed or after wake up. But
they know that it’s not good behavior at all. Deep down, they want to release themselves
from their phones.

Moved on the second part, we
talked about the “Crazy Obsessions”, which were hard to understand, after
watched a few videos. For example, a woman who is obsessed with rats, a guy addicted
to being a mermaid and a woman obsessed with eating face mask. They may have problems
even they don’t know.

Why do people get addicted? Everyone
has just started to love something you “like”. But once you get addicted to it, you
need it more and more. Further, you are not satisfied unless you are doing.
It can be an addiction!